Barbara Jefferis

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Barbara Jefferis


Born
in Adelaide, Aouth Australia, Australia
March 25, 1917

Died
January 03, 2004

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Barbara Jefferis AM was the author of eleven books but she is best known for the award set up in her honour. The Barbara Jefferis Award was set up by her husband John Hinde with a $1million bequest to create an annual prize of at least $35,000 AUD. It is awarded to "the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society."
In 1986, Jefferis was made a member of the Order of Australia for services to literature, and in 1995, she was recognised with an Australia Council Emeritus Award.
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Average rating: 3.58 · 40 ratings · 10 reviews · 22 distinct works
The tall one

3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1977 — 6 editions
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Time of the unicorn

3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions
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Half Angel

3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings5 editions
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the wild grapes

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Three of a kind

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1982
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Beloved Lady

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1955 — 6 editions
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Solo for Several Players

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First Flight (Encounter Books)

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One black summer

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